There's a running joke in major cities like Los Angeles and New York that people stay together for split rent. According to experts, with the steady rise of inflation, capitalism will only find more creative ways to influence your romantic relationships.As a sex and dating editor, hundreds of pitches reach my inbox daily and in the past two years, the amount of "cheap date" content has been sickening. Full disclosure, I say this as a former sex worker who gags at cheap and date being in the same...

Chinese designer Rui Zhou, sits down with us to discuss RUIbuilt's Spring/Summer 2025 collection, presented at Paris Fashion Week.With the tagline "Love what makes you, you," RUIbuilt's brand mission has always been self-love. "From my first show until now, I always want the client to receive self-healing," she told us. To bring this healing to life, Zhou often focuses on the interaction between garments and the body.During her FW23 presentation, Zhou explored silhouettes using sexy, three-di...

In a new podcast interview, Mia Khalifa discusses her time in sex work."I used to have a lot of trouble talking about it is because I was extremely clouded by shame," she told Louis Theroux. "I used to have a visceral reaction to even hearing the name Mia and knowing that if someone is calling me by that name, they are seeing me in a way that I don’t want to be seen in."However, where most assume it's because she finds her experience shameful, she corrects and reveals its just the opposite. "...

Welcome to your new safe space and Hypebae's first-ever sex and dating column, Ask a (S)expert. This new weekly series is led by Haitian-Chinese and LA-based sexpert Gigi Fong, our in-house sex and dating editor.Gigi is a former sex worker, boudoir artist and podcaster now hosting safe spaces for the Hypebae community. She specializes in all things sex-positive from unconventional dating to pleasure for lovers of all identities. To have your questions answered, visit our dropbox below and an...